See Also: Hoffmann's reflex(medicine)
Doose, H(medicine)
Doose syndrome(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Hoffmann(dictionary)
Hoffmann's phenomenon(medicine)
Hoffmann (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Hoffmann's sign(medicine)
Hoffmann, Moritz(medicine)
Hoffmann, Johann(medicine)

Doose syndrome (medicine) and Hoffmann's reflex (medicine)


Doose syndrome (medicine)


Doose syndrome
<syndrome> A rare familial type of primary, generalised myoclonic astatic epilepsy characterised by 2 to 3 or 4 to 6 Hz spike and wave complexes in the EEG; the condition usually responds to medication.


Hoffmann's reflex (medicine)


Hoffmann's reflex -->
Hoffmann's sign
<clinical sign> In latent tetany mild mechanical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve causes severe pain, flexion of the terminal phalanx of the thumb and of the second and third phalanges of one or more of the fingers when the volar surface of the terminal phalanx of the fingers is flicked.

Synonym: digital reflex, Hoffmann's reflex, snapping reflex.